Panel: Cultural competency in the teaching workforce in Australia |

Cultural competency in the teaching workforce in Australia – #NAIDOCWeek2020 panel discussion with Dr Melitta Hogarth, Sharon Davis and Mathew Lillyst. Moderated by Luke Pearson, IndigenousX.

This panel discussion brings together Dr Melitta Hogarth, Senior Lecturer and Assistant Dean (Indigenous) in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Sharon Davis, Director of Education, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, and Mathew Lillyst, Professional Practice Leader – Koorie Literacy and Numeracy, Department of Education & Training Victoria, and is moderated by Luke Pearson, the CEO and Founder of IndigenousX, an independent and progressive Aboriginal and Torres Islander media company.

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AITSL is seeking your views on how teachers and leaders in schools across Australia can be supported to enhance their Indigenous cultural competency: https://www.aitsl.edu.au/indigenous-c.... Submissions are open until midnight (AEDT) Monday 30 November 2020.

More about the Panel ⤵️

Dr Melitta Hogarth is a Kamilaroi woman with almost 20 years of experience in all three of Queensland’s education system. Now, she is the Assistant Dean (Indigenous) and Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and pursues her interests in the intersections of education, equity and social justice. Melitta completed her PhD at the Queensland University of Technology, where she critically analysed Indigenous education policy through the lens of the Coolangatta Statement.

Sharon Davis is a Bardi and Kija woman whose experiences in Aboriginal education drive her belief that an equitable, culturally and racially responsive education is key to life’s successes. Sharon has a Bachelor of Education, and a Masters in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Oxford. As the Team Leader of the Aboriginal Education at Catholic Education WA, she led the nationally recognised Transforming Lives: Strategy 2025. Recently, Sharon relocated to Canberra to begin her role as the Director of Education at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

Mathew Lillyst belongs to the Gunditjmara and Bunitj people, and is an experienced teacher having worked in Victoria, the ACT, Northern Territory and New South Wales. Currently, Mathew works as a Professional Practice Leader of Koorie Literacy and Numeracy at the Department of Education and Training, Victoria. He is also the author of the short story titled, ‘Recognised’, which was published in ‘Growing up Aboriginal in Australia’.

Thank you to all panel members for being part of this NAIDOC Week event.

Learn more about NAIDOC Week 2020 at https://www.naidoc.org.au

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The views expressed by the panel member are their personal views and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers or AITSL.